Cashew Crusted French Toast with Cherry Compote

French toast is known by different names in different countries. In France, it is called ‘pain perdu’, which means ‘lost bread’ because it was a way to use stale or leftover bread.

This is vegetarian and high protein recipe. Dish can be prepared in 30 minutes. Recipe requires some culinary experience (medium difficulty). Number of ingredients: 9.

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Cashew Crusted French Toast with Cherry Compote

Cooking Method: Baking, Frying Cuisine: French Courses: Breakfast Recipe Keys: High Protein Vegetarian

Difficulty: Intermediate Prep Time 15 min Cook Time 15 min Total Time 30 mins

Servings: 4 Calories: 1800

Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

Ingredients

Servings

• 8 slice Bread slices
• 100 gram Cashews
• 4 piece Eggs
• 1 cup Milk
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoon Butter
• 2 cup Cherries
• 2 tablespoon Sugar
• 1 tablespoon Lemon juice

Instructions

1. In a food processor, blend cashews until finely ground.
2. In a shallow bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, and vanilla extract.
3. Dip each bread slice into the egg mixture, allowing it to soak for a few seconds on each side.
4. Press each side of the soaked bread slice into the ground cashews, coating evenly.
5. Heat butter in a large skillet over medium heat.
6. Cook the cashew-crusted bread slices in the skillet until golden brown on each side.
7. In a separate saucepan, combine cherries, sugar, and lemon juice.
8. Cook over medium heat until cherries release their juices and the mixture thickens slightly.
9. Serve the cashew crusted French toast with the cherry compote on top. Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

Servings 4

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Amount Per Serving

Calories 450kcal

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 20g31%

Total Carbohydrate 55g19%

Sugars 15g

Protein 10g20%

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* The Percentage Daily Values are calculated from a 2,000 calorie diet. Your specific daily value may vary, depending on your individual calorie requirements.